Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 31, 2013

That’s what ReadWrite predicted would be the hottest of hot startups in 2013 and, for the most part, we were right. 2013 showed us new hardware built by smaller companies for what seems like the first time in a long time. Evolution and innovation continue in 2013, unabated and unafraid. Or it could be the next Facebook.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 21, 2013

So we spent some time iterating--leanly, we thought--on the revenue model. Now’s a good time to remind you that many of our 2013 speakers are participating in free webcasts this fall—which include live Q&A with participants. We would have learned everything we needed to know in the third week of assessing the opportunity.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2015

Lenovo’s modest overall revenue growth in calendar 2Q15 – 3.1% billion – masks how sagging performance from its PC business wiped out the momentum Lenovo had generated since 2013 and has forced Lenovo to reset its profit and revenue growth expectations for its enterprise and mobile device businesses. year-to-year to $10.7

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Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2013

2013 is the year to kick business planning into high gear and start your own company. While keeping your day job is strongly advised until you’ve developed a steady revenue stream, turning your idea into a viable business is going to take a real time commitment.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Managing shopper experience for medium-sized eCommerce businesses presents a lot of opportunities for conversion testing, and the ability to see real and immediate revenue results when tests are successful. This one small change led to an additional 110 orders, bringing in an additional $43,230 in revenue in a 2 week period.

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Up and Running

JUNE 7, 2021

In 2013, India became the first country in the world to require corporate social responsibility. So obsessing over revenue rather than investing in a happy and productive work culture is actually a false economy. Because today’s customers tend to show greater loyalty to companies that do good in society. Begin with leadership.

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www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

7 Social Media Tactics Your 2013 Budget Needs to Succeed [Research]. To get your 2013 marketing plans on track to increase revenues, here are seven social media tactics based on solid research that you need now. What other social media-related research are you using to build your 2013 marketing plans and why? Live Events.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

It used to take 5-10 years for a great startup to go from $0 to $75-100M+ in annual revenue. A $100M revenue company which has hit an asymptote of growth is unlikely to be worth $1B+ in enterprise value, even if it reached that point far more rapidly than most companies before it. Revenue is revenue, right?

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Instead of looking at your credit score or asking you for your business’s detailed financial statements, Kabbage asks you for your UPS, PayPal, Amazon, Square, eBay, and/or Quickbooks accounts, and then uses the data it gathers from those accounts to determine your sales revenue and cash flow itself.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. 5/ The Enduring Allure Of Platform Potential: Revenue is important.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

While many are generally optimistic about their own opportunities with nearly half of respondents expecting to see revenue growth this year, only 37-percent of them expect the economy to improve in 2013. 92-percent of those surveyed have 1 to 5 employees, with 82-percent having revenues of %50,000 or under in 2012. Flat economy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. Add new revenue streams, and more aggressive marketing. Grab market share from competitors. fiscal cliff.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

Founders need seed capital to get their operations up and running, and to begin generating revenue. For first time entrepreneurs or new entrants in a market, most initial problems start with failing to meet revenue projections — when product roll out is delayed, for example, or when it takes longer than expected to get revenue traction.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

But the 2013 Snowden revelations damaged that tenuous relationship yet again. Some of the speed differences are because commercial companies and academics face Darwinian competitive pressures for revenue or recognition. companies felt a patriotic duty to help their country defeat a common enemy.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Once you’ve established your ideal customer, you can better focus your growth hacker marketing efforts to improve revenue and ROI. In the revenue phase, measure these performance metrics: Customer acquisition cost Customer lifetime value Monthly recurring revenue (MRR) Repeat purchases Revenue churn. Image source.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. Build Non-Ad-Based Revenue.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2015

In 2013, there were 909 million mobile gamers worldwide, nearly half of which resided in the Asia Pacific region, and 146 million of which came from North America. Newzoo, a video game research firm, reported that 2014 revenue for mobile gaming was $25 billion – up 43% over revenues from 2013.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

In 2013, ITU funded Kranthi’s proposal for what is now known as the Education Management System (EMS). The software generates instant dynamic reports, such as financial revenue, gender ratio, and more. The Solution Uncovered.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link]. Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link]. 8 Major Tech Predictions for 2013 | Business Insider – [link]. Revenue is the new black | Gigaom – [link]. Revenue Doesn’t Matter – [link]. Dave McClure – [link].

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

———– What’s striking about Fast Company’s 2013 list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies is the relative absence of large, established firms. Here’s Ron’s blog post.

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Business Model Technical Review Business Plan Search 334

Genuine VC

JANUARY 3, 2013

Happy New Year and welcome to 2013. Given the ability to plug into (often self-service) monetization platforms and/or employ freemium models which weren’t available or de rigueur five years ago, seed stage companies are able to transform into seed stage businesses (with real revenue!)

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. The MVP took around four months to build, during which time the company earned no revenue. They then spent the first year qualifying the product and testing out their revenue model.

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Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 78

YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2018

And his biggest project to date just might be Brabble, a Disruptive Technology Company that combines social media and eCommerce with valuable patented technology that drives revenue for customers. Brabble also can be used as a standalone technology to drive revenue for large ecommerce retailers via their patented technology called Star Tags.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

BCG (June 2018): “Startups founded and cofounded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period: $730,000 compared with $662,000.”. ” (I discuss this more in Why are Revenue-Share VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders ?)

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The Next Web

JANUARY 12, 2013

To get a sense of which companies are (or will) be making the biggest splashes this coming year, especially in terms of technology, I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: If you could invest money in any tech startup in 2013, what would it be and why? I expect them to experience significant growth in 2013.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

Beyond that, they actually went back in time and looked at the earlier stage periods for these companies so we can track how some of the world’s best SaaS companies performed at revenue levels more akin to the typical Series B business. Companies in the study that scored 40% of greater had TTM revenue multiples of 6.4x

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

I’m declaring De Correspondent the most interesting journalism start-up I have read about in 2013. Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) April 8, 2013. . I’m declaring De Correspondent the most interesting journalism start-up I have read about in 2013.” On April 8th this year, professor Jay Rosen tweeted: “That’s it.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It partners with sales to close more revenue, informs product teams to deliver better products, and in some cases, co-owns demand generation activities with marketing teams. Founder Nathan Barry launched in 2013 to help creators sell their books and courses but failed to meet revenue goals and eventually stalled.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

Venture capital dispensed quarterly to startups actually declined again in the first quarter of 2013 to $6.3 Too many founders today face the conundrum that they need capital to get started, and even Angels defer until after you have your product built, business model proven, and a real revenue stream.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

Why You Should Be Crowdsourcing in 2013 | by Marc Levesque – [link]. Why You Should Be Crowdsourcing in 2013 | by Marc Levesque – [link]. Google Takes Home Half of Worldwide Mobile Internet Ad Revenues | eMarketer – [link]. Why You Should Be Crowdsourcing in 2013 | by Marc Levesque – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

A VC: MBA Mondays: Revenue Models – Subscriptions – [link]. 8 Major Mistakes Entrepreneurs Will Make In 2013 | Forbes – [link]. Creative Forecast: How Marketing Will Change In 2013 | Co.Create – [link]. Design Trends 2013 – Flat and Minimal | Abduzeedo – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

SMB Marketing in 2013: 68% of small businesses to increase marketing budget | MarketingSherpa Blog – [link]. SMB Marketing in 2013: 68% of small businesses to increase marketing budget | MarketingSherpa Blog – [link]. Brochure Designs 2013 | Graphic Design Junction – [link]. Google Revenues: $14.4

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 108

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

———– What’s striking about Fast Company’s 2013 list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies is the relative absence of large, established firms. Here’s Ron’s blog post.

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Business Model Business Plan Technical Review Search 226

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

As shown in the chart below, since 2013, there has been a 10% increase in the time spent on the mobile web. Modern businesses are embracing the fact that customers’ perceptions have a profound impact on business metrics ranging from brand equity and customer loyalty to increased revenue and cost savings.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

.” Amongst other potential improvements, industry players are hoping for manpower policies reviewed in the upcoming Budget 2013 to allow companies to have enough time to adjust and industry to work with institutions to groom the right talents for jobs before further tightening of the foreign labor.

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